Nation Oct 01 ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees given color-coded uniforms, 5:30 a.m. breakfast and strict rules By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Nation Sep 10 DeSantis’ court victory on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ sets up a funding dilemma for Florida Florida may be forced to choose between forgoing federal reimbursement for the detention center or accepting the money and facing an environmental review that would risk shutting down the facility. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Politics Sep 04 Appeals court panel stops order to wind down ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ operations in Florida A federal appeals court panel on Thursday put on hold a lower court judge’s order to end operations indefinitely at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”… By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Nation Aug 28 Florida taxpayers may lose $218M on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as judge orders shutdown Florida taxpayers could be on the hook for the $218 million cost of converting a training airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention center that may soon be empty of detainees. By Mike Schneider, Kate Payne, Associated Press
Nation Aug 27 Florida official believes ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will be empty within days, email shows A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days… By Kate Payne, Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Aug 22 Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says By David Fischer, Mike Schneider, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press The judge wrote the state and federal defendants can't bring anyone other than those who are already being detained at the facility onto the property. Continue reading
Aug 19 Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ moves case to different jurisdiction By David Fischer, Mike Schneider, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press Some detainees alleged they are eligible for bond hearings and their lawyers have been "unable to access — yet alone identify — the proper court for those hearings."… Continue reading
Aug 18 Judge weighs rights of detainees at immigrant detention center in Florida Everglades By David Fischer, Mike Schneider, Associated Press A federal judge considered whether detainees have been denied their legal rights at a temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades. Continue reading
Aug 13 Environmental concerns could halt construction at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center By David Fischer, Associated Press The fate of a makeshift immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” hung in the balance on Wednesday as a federal judge considered whether building on sensitive wetlands violated environmental laws. Continue reading
Aug 11 Some Florida officers are continuing to charge people under halted immigration law By Kate Payne, Associated Press Some law enforcement officers are continuing to charge people under a Florida law that bans people living in the U.S. illegally from entering the state, even though a federal judge has halted enforcement of the law while it’s challenged in… Continue reading